San Antonio's Best Patios

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San Antonio's Best Patios

San Antonio's Best Patios

Juan and Brad, two locals in-the-know, came up with this list of San Antonio's best places to eat and drink outside.
Refined mainstay from 1932 with classic Tex-Mex, interior Mexican fare, margaritas and a shaded patio.
154 habitants recommandent
La Fonda On Main
2415 N Main Ave
154 habitants recommandent
Refined mainstay from 1932 with classic Tex-Mex, interior Mexican fare, margaritas and a shaded patio.
Can't be denied. Festive eatery with patio seating offering classic Mexican cuisine and made-to-order margaritas.
50 habitants recommandent
La Fogata Mexican Cuisine
2427 Vance Jackson Road
50 habitants recommandent
Can't be denied. Festive eatery with patio seating offering classic Mexican cuisine and made-to-order margaritas.
See La Fonda and La Fogata. Ask for the ranch water. Upmarket Mexican cuisine with gluten-free and paleo options.
67 habitants recommandent
Paloma Blanca Mexican Cuisine
5800 Broadway
67 habitants recommandent
See La Fonda and La Fogata. Ask for the ranch water. Upmarket Mexican cuisine with gluten-free and paleo options.
A for-real ice house. Relaxed, artsy mainstay with burgers, nachos, fish tacos, outdoor dining and an adjacent beer garden.
87 habitants recommandent
La Tuna
100 Probandt St
87 habitants recommandent
A for-real ice house. Relaxed, artsy mainstay with burgers, nachos, fish tacos, outdoor dining and an adjacent beer garden.
Even on a bad day. Kid-friendly burger joint and beer garden with Tex-Mex grub, a full bar, craft brews and live music.
80 habitants recommandent
Tycoon Flats
2926 N St Mary's St
80 habitants recommandent
Even on a bad day. Kid-friendly burger joint and beer garden with Tex-Mex grub, a full bar, craft brews and live music.
Storied German singing-society beer garden/club room (open to the public) with live music and events.
29 habitants recommandent
Beethoven Maennerchor
422 Pereida St
29 habitants recommandent
Storied German singing-society beer garden/club room (open to the public) with live music and events.
Don't look down. You'll know when you find it. A soaring rooftop bar with swanky decor and city views plus a long list of cocktails, wine and beer.
142 habitants recommandent
Paramour
102 9th St
142 habitants recommandent
Don't look down. You'll know when you find it. A soaring rooftop bar with swanky decor and city views plus a long list of cocktails, wine and beer.
So much. Plus the Alamodome. Turns out ramen is good. Finally — a way to drink for a good cause. Actually, for many causes.
39 habitants recommandent
The Cherrity Bar
302 Montana St
39 habitants recommandent
So much. Plus the Alamodome. Turns out ramen is good. Finally — a way to drink for a good cause. Actually, for many causes.
Chill beer garden with ample indoor and outdoor spaces offering beer, cocktails and food truck eats.
69 habitants recommandent
Burleson Yard Beer Garden
430 Austin St
69 habitants recommandent
Chill beer garden with ample indoor and outdoor spaces offering beer, cocktails and food truck eats.
Sets a high bar. Quirky kid-friendly venue with organic American fare, live music, a laundromat and car wash.
191 habitants recommandent
The Cove
606 W Cypress St
191 habitants recommandent
Sets a high bar. Quirky kid-friendly venue with organic American fare, live music, a laundromat and car wash.
Not enough locals know about it. We like it that way.
26 habitants recommandent
The Good Kind Southtown
1127 S St Mary's St
26 habitants recommandent
Not enough locals know about it. We like it that way.
Not enough locals know about it, but tourists have all the tables anyway.
34 habitants recommandent
Zinc Bistro & Bar
207 N Presa St
34 habitants recommandent
Not enough locals know about it, but tourists have all the tables anyway.
Kid-friendly ice house with 250-plus brews, Mexican and American fare and brunch in a relaxed setting.
194 habitants recommandent
The Friendly Spot Ice House
943 S Alamo St
194 habitants recommandent
Kid-friendly ice house with 250-plus brews, Mexican and American fare and brunch in a relaxed setting.
The original classy wine patio. Gay-friendly cafe/wine bar serving American fare and brunch in a cozy space with sofas and a patio.
58 habitants recommandent
Candlelight Coffeehouse
107 Kings Ct
58 habitants recommandent
The original classy wine patio. Gay-friendly cafe/wine bar serving American fare and brunch in a cozy space with sofas and a patio.
Okay, it's partly a solarium, but still. Pan-Latin fare, mojitos and old-world charm in a chic riverside restaurant and lounge in Hotel Havana.
60 habitants recommandent
Ocho
1015 Navarro St
60 habitants recommandent
Okay, it's partly a solarium, but still. Pan-Latin fare, mojitos and old-world charm in a chic riverside restaurant and lounge in Hotel Havana.
If you like sitting alone on the River Walk. Casual beer garden serving cold drinks in the VFW's reportedly haunted 110-year-old Victorian home.
25 habitants recommandent
VFW Post 76
10 10th St
25 habitants recommandent
If you like sitting alone on the River Walk. Casual beer garden serving cold drinks in the VFW's reportedly haunted 110-year-old Victorian home.
It looks like Alamo Heights, but there's something extra about the margaritas. Relaxed and colorful Mexican spot with patio seating serving innovative bites, beer and margaritas.
40 habitants recommandent
Soluna
7959 Broadway
40 habitants recommandent
It looks like Alamo Heights, but there's something extra about the margaritas. Relaxed and colorful Mexican spot with patio seating serving innovative bites, beer and margaritas.
We don't know why, but we like it. It's Joey's! Brewpub food and drink in a cozy, comfortable setting with outdoor seating and multiple pool tables.
18 habitants recommandent
Joey's
2417 N St Mary's St
18 habitants recommandent
We don't know why, but we like it. It's Joey's! Brewpub food and drink in a cozy, comfortable setting with outdoor seating and multiple pool tables.
Great on a warm winter afternoon. Easygoing bar/eatery preparing fish tacos, empanadas and other Mexican and Latin American comfort foods.
16 habitants recommandent
Beto's Alt-Mex
8142 Broadway
16 habitants recommandent
Great on a warm winter afternoon. Easygoing bar/eatery preparing fish tacos, empanadas and other Mexican and Latin American comfort foods.
Attagirl deserves it, says Juan. One of the smallest patios on this list, but the staff and the chicken make the outdoor tables a hot commodity. There are some flies." Popular fried chicken specialist turning out plates and sandwiches, plus craft beer, in rustic digs.
27 habitants recommandent
Cullum's Attagirl Ice House
726 E Mistletoe Ave
27 habitants recommandent
Attagirl deserves it, says Juan. One of the smallest patios on this list, but the staff and the chicken make the outdoor tables a hot commodity. There are some flies." Popular fried chicken specialist turning out plates and sandwiches, plus craft beer, in rustic digs.
Aquaduck. Is. A. Surprise.
The Aquaduck Beer Garden
9214 Espada Rd
Aquaduck. Is. A. Surprise.
Now called Midnight Swim. Inventive tacos and cocktails in a chill, contemporary space with patio seating and weekday happy hours.
30 habitants recommandent
Chisme
2403 N St Mary's St
30 habitants recommandent
Now called Midnight Swim. Inventive tacos and cocktails in a chill, contemporary space with patio seating and weekday happy hours.
Still ranks despite traffic. The music helps. Relaxed spot with unique hand-tossed pizza, beer, wine, live music and outdoor dining under oak trees.
25 habitants recommandent
Fralo's®
23651 W I-10
25 habitants recommandent
Still ranks despite traffic. The music helps. Relaxed spot with unique hand-tossed pizza, beer, wine, live music and outdoor dining under oak trees.
An amazing oasis right on the River Walk serving craft beer, fine wine and great food.
72 habitants recommandent
Elsewhere Garden Bar & Kitchen
103 E Jones Ave
72 habitants recommandent
An amazing oasis right on the River Walk serving craft beer, fine wine and great food.
Perfect for special occasions and walkable from SoHil Flats.
26 habitants recommandent
Outlaw Kitchens
2919 N Flores St
26 habitants recommandent
Perfect for special occasions and walkable from SoHil Flats.
Local institution with signature burgers and buns, nachos, chalupas, beer, margaritas and and great outdoor seating with pleanty of misting fans to keep you cool in the summer.
102 habitants recommandent
Chris Madrids
1900 Blanco Rd
102 habitants recommandent
Local institution with signature burgers and buns, nachos, chalupas, beer, margaritas and and great outdoor seating with pleanty of misting fans to keep you cool in the summer.
There are dogs. Chain taproom offering 200+ global beers and American pub fare in tavern-like surroundings.
25 habitants recommandent
San Antonio Flying Saucer
25 habitants recommandent
There are dogs. Chain taproom offering 200+ global beers and American pub fare in tavern-like surroundings.